Making Ice Cream

While an ice cream machine would enhance this process, you don’t need complicated ingredients or machinery to create your own ice cream.

Ingredients

¾ cup of white sugar.

1 cup of heavy whipping cream.

2 ¼ cups of milk.

3 eggs.

Any flavorings you would like. For the milkshakes, you will want two tablespoons cocoa powder or vanilla extract

Ice and salt will allow for the ice cream to freeze quickly and will make for a better, colder milkshake.

Equipment

As well as the ingredients, you will need a few supplies in order to bring this recipe to life:

A medium saucepan.

A fine mesh strainer or sieve to remove any coagulated egg pieces and other such precipitates.

A blender to mix everything together.

A heat-proof rubber spatula.

A small metal bowl.

A large mixing bowl.

Directions

Now that you’ve collected the tools and treats, you can begin the process!

Start by whisking the eggs until they’re completely combined.

Next, mix the milk and cream together before putting them on the stove (set to medium heat) until they reach a boil. Once they reach that point, immediately begin pouring the liquid into the egg, a little bit at a time and stirring constantly to prevent curdling.

Put the entire mixture back onto the eye on low heat, stirring constantly until a thick custard is formed. Be sure NOT to use a whisk, as that creates air bubbles and causes the mixture to heat unevenly.

Once the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon, begin adding the sugar. Add this in slowly, stirring at a steady pace until it’s completely melted.

At this point, remove the mixture from the heat and shock it in ice water to prevent further cooking.

Next, mix in your flavorings. This can be chocolate and vanilla, whichever you choose… or both – but that would be strange! Let us know how that tastes if you do.

Taking a large mixing bowl, fill it with ice and sprinkle salt on top. This will cause the ice to get even colder and will allow the ice cream to freeze.

Place the metal bowl in the ice and transfer the mixture into it.

Begin stirring immediately. The sooner you start stirring and the faster you stir, the smoother your ice cream will be; therefore, the smoother your milkshake will be.